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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 699 · 40 questions
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Study tip (Recall, space, mix): Find the topic: recall, spacing, mixing, notes, flashcards, focus or rest. Techniques that make you retrieve, space and mix usually beat re-reading, cramming and blocks. For sums: review day = day + gap; Pomodoro rounds = minutes ÷ 30; focus minutes = rounds × 25.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a goal for the session (c) a messy desk (d) notifications off
  2. 2.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) starting the day before
  4. 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  5. 5.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) recalling without notes (c) copying the book (d) highlighting key lines
  6. 6.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) starting the day before (d) old topics each week
  10. 10.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Underline roots.”
  11. 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) no break for 3 hours (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) flipping straight away
  14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) writing it from memory (c) copying the summary (d) listening to a recap
  15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
  16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or practice questions? (a) copying notes neatly (b) practice questions
  18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
  19. 19.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
  20. 20.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a noisy hallway (c) a quiet corner (d) good light
  22. 22.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
  24. 24.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Formula for speed?
  25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  26. 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  27. 27.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) good light (c) a cluttered table (d) a noisy hallway
  30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
  31. 31.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) familiar is not known (c) it is too hard (d) it takes no time
  33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
  34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  35. 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  36. 36.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) teachers say so (c) to save paper (d) the memory lasts longer
  37. 37.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  38. 38.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  39. 39.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) studying once, long (c) never reviewing (d) reviewing over time
  40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum

Answer key

  1. a messy desk
  2. 28
  3. gaps that grow longer
  4. breaks your focus
  5. recalling without notes
  6. False
  7. helps you focus
  8. top-to-bottom lists
  9. starting the day before
  10. “What do roots do?”
  11. 24
  12. no break for 3 hours
  13. one fact per card
  14. writing it from memory
  15. old and new topics mixed
  16. the front
  17. practice questions
  18. recalling from memory
  19. 1 hour on 4 days
  20. a good study spot
  21. a noisy hallway
  22. True
  23. recalling from memory
  24. Thiruvananthapuram
  25. Cornell notes
  26. a good flashcard habit
  27. False
  28. True
  29. good light
  30. recalling from memory
  31. False
  32. familiar is not known
  33. practice questions
  34. interleaving
  35. cramming
  36. the memory lasts longer
  37. cramming
  38. a good study spot
  39. reviewing over time
  40. one topic all evening

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